Hey! Congratulations Jim !!!

I've been following your progress on line

and in fact, we've emailed back & forth a little.

I've got my 2.5 tore down at this time,

Doing a  re-sealing job on it.

( Removing Valves today! ;o)

And this is the deepest I've ever been into an engine.

(with any hopes of having a running engine when I'm through ) !!! ;o)

But, what with watching you do the 2.1

and the little experience I've gained

from the 2.5, I may just have enough confidence

to  give my overheated 2.1 a go.

Hey, happy Motoring !!!

Glad to hear it all came out well !!!

best.

John C...
SLC, UT...

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>

> Thanks to everyone who answered all my questions during my first 2.1
> rebuild. I've been working on it for 2 months... it needed a lot. And
> special thanks to everyone who help me with parts.
>
> I got the engine in, just sitting there, in about 20 minutes last
> night start to finish, and that included . Very easy one-person job
> using a cheap block and tackle tied off to a stake to control the
> engine fore-and-aft as I used the other hand to operate the chain
> hoist. Today I bolted it in and connected everything. No problem, no
> events. Started right up. Tomorrow I will finish getting coolant
> finished and bleed the radiator.
>
> That 2.1--that's the toughest engine I've done yet. I've done about a
> dozen others from wet sleeve renaults to british sports cars to a 911.
> The next 2.1 will be a snap!
>
> It was about the easiest to R&R, though.
>
> Jim